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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who sent word to the Maine State Police and asked them to alert Trooper Diane Vance about the scene at Pine Tree?
2. What sort of object(s) did Knight use to run propane from the propane tank to his camp stove?
3. Hughes noticed that the hermit's skin was "strangely" (13) what?
4. Of what type of material was the barrier composed that separated Knight and Finkel during their visits at the jail?
5. In which two centuries did the Desert Fathers and Desert Mothers inhabit caves on either side of a particular river?
Short Essay Questions
1. Chapter 4 describes the interrogation of Christopher Knight after his arrest. In what year did the arrest take place and how old was Christopher Knight at the time?
2. Who chose the format for Finkel's visits to Knight and what is the significance of the chosen format?
3. Provide evidence for the idea that Finkel understood and appreciated Knight's wry sense of humor from the start of their correspondence.
4. Discuss one unsuccessful technique Finkel used in his efforts to connect with Christopher Knight, North Pond hermit.
5. Discuss an instance when Finkel uses a metaphor to communicate with the reader about an aspect of Knight's life.
6. What is the significance of the fact that when the police arrested Knight, he was wearing a pair of Lands' End size 38 jeans?
7. What were Christopher Knight's criteria when he decided whether to steal an item or not during his time living in the woods?
8. In what township was Knight arrested and why is this information significant?
9. How does Finkel go about portraying Sergeant Terry Hughes in a sympathetic light and for what purpose does he take this action?
10. In what way does Knight often mix comedy and tragedy within his spoken and written comments presented by Finkel?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How is the theme of injustice portrayed within The Stranger in the Woods? Examine Finkel's treatment of and messages regarding injustice throughout the work.
Essay Topic 2
How are the themes of eccentricity and conformity depicted within Finkel’s The Stranger in the Woods?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the messages sent about the theme of appearance versus reality within The Stranger in the Woods.
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